4 posts tagged “maps”
NPR has a two-part series this week on the comeback of Bald Eagles in the Chesapeake Bay area.
The first part includes a lengthy interview with a biology professor from my alma mater, William and Mary (in the Center for Conservation Biology, which did not exist while I was there). Even better, there is this animated map showing nesting locations from 1970 to 2000 (go to the site to see the animation).
The second part focuses on the competition for Bayfront property between private land owners and the eagles. Eighty percent of the eagle breeding areas are on private land, so their fate is in the hands of individuals.
I didn't really intend to have two posts on mapping and the environment today; I actually have another project on my mind, but that's how it goes.
Via Google Blog:
A bird's eye view of mountaintop destruction with Google Earth
(more at the link above)
One of my favorite books about mapping is How to Lie with Maps by Mark Monmonier which is not really about how to lie with maps but about how our worldview is constructed based on maps that have their own inherent flaws. Or in some cases, how maps have been constructed to promote a particular worldview (i.e. that the U.S.S.R. was a massive threat during the Cold War).
Here is a site that presents different views of the world based on things like wealth, illeteracy among women, violence, carbon emissions, and nuclear waste: Worldmapper. The group running this project is also working on maps that show depletion of resources, exploitation and debt.
If you see a map you like, you can generate a pdf poster with the category compared to total population or even download the data into excel.
Look at the U.S.'s giant fat ass in this image showing fuel use:
From the National Arbor Day Foundation:
This animation illustrates the general warming that has occurred from 1990 to 2006. Click the play button to see how the hardiness zones have changed.
